{"id":25480,"date":"2023-03-15T02:05:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=25480"},"modified":"2023-03-15T02:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:05:41","slug":"articles-in-2-sections-petitions-events-for-wednesday-march-15-saturday-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/articles-in-2-sections-petitions-events-for-wednesday-march-15-saturday-march-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles (in 2 sections) ~ Petitions ~ Events for Wednesday, March 15 &#8211; Saturday, March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Adrienne Fong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not back posting on a regular basis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please include<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<strong>Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is \u2018child friendly\u2019<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>These are JUSTICE issues!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ASL interpretation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Let me know if your event needs this service .<strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please post your actions on Indybay<\/strong>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;See Indybay &nbsp;for &nbsp;other listings of events<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articles divided into two sections 2 section on SF related police, DA issues etc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. SCOTT RITTER: The Nord Stream-Andromeda Cover Up&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 14, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"swHOB2rD89\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2023\/03\/14\/scott-ritter-the-nord-stream-andromeda-cover-up\/\">SCOTT RITTER: The Nord Stream-Andromeda Cover Up<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SCOTT RITTER: The Nord Stream-Andromeda Cover Up&#8221; &#8212; \" src=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2023\/03\/14\/scott-ritter-the-nord-stream-andromeda-cover-up\/embed\/#?secret=Qn4M0KdtdB#?secret=swHOB2rD89\" data-secret=\"swHOB2rD89\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. Biden Denounced for &#8216;Appalling&#8217; Approval of Willow Oil Project&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 13, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/biden-approves-willow-project\">Biden Denounced for &#8216;Appalling&#8217; Approval of Willow Oil Project (commondreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C. Japan set to release treated water off Fukushima despite fears&nbsp;<em>\u2013 March 13, 2023<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20230313\/p2g\/00m\/0bu\/010000c\">Japan set to release treated water off Fukushima despite fears &#8211; The Mainichi<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. COP CITY AIMS TO TRANSFORM POLICE INTO A PARAMILITARY FORCE&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 MARCH 6, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/popularresistance.org\/cop-city-aims-to-transform-police-into-a-paramilitary-force\/\">Cop City Aims To Transform Police Into A Paramilitary Force &#8211; PopularResistance.Org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See Petition # 3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;See Event # 3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blackagendareport.com\/africans-message-imperialism-we-are-not-your-flunkies\">Africans\u2019 Message to Imperialism: \u201cWe Are Not Your Flunkies!\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 1, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackagendareport.com\/africans-message-imperialism-we-are-not-your-flunkies\">https:\/\/blackagendareport.com\/africans-message-imperialism-we-are-not-your-flunkies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLES related to SFPD&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>$,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>DA Jenkins, Mayor Breed etc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See Event # 1&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>No to extra 27 Million Police Budget Supplemental<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Yes, the SFPD has a staffing crisis- but that\u2019s just the beginning&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 13, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2023\/03\/police-staffing-crisis-san-francisco\/?fbclid=IwAR1zEaLzNA4RT0tPb3xeQ_vDkhPhhP-LOSTr3xdMvM0bRFnS0FKaB-zOFTU\">Yes, the SFPD has a staffing crisis \u2014&nbsp;but that&#8217;s just the beginning &#8211; Mission Local<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;See Event #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B.&nbsp;Will S.F. Mayor Breed\u2019s police overtime funding win support? Here\u2019s where $27 million plan stands&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 10, 2023<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/mayor-london-breed-police-overtime-funding-crime-17832059.php?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=sfc_politicalpunch&amp;sid=53ba6191fdd5aca47a0002bf\">Mayor London Breed\u2019s push for overtime police funding gains support (sfchronicle.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Sparks fly between Breed, Preston amid public safety funding proposal&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>&#8211; March 10, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/politics\/friction-between-s-f-city-leaders-on-public-safety-funding\/article_ab692192-bed4-11ed-a8f5-a7f63ae81d78.html\">Friction between SF city leaders on public safety funding | Politics | sfexaminer.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. DA pulls medical records, delaying case vs. cop who shot Sean Moore&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 10, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2023\/03\/sean-moore-medical-records-jenkins-sfpd-cha-prosecution\/\">DA pulls medical records, delaying case vs. cop who shot Sean Moore (missionlocal.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E. D.A. Brooke Jenkins reverses position on sanctuary ordinance&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 8, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/d-a-brooke-jenkins-backs-sanctuary-ordinance-17828254.php?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=sfc_politicalpunch&amp;sid=53ba6191fdd5aca47a0002bf\">D.A. Brooke Jenkins backs off sanctuary ord&nbsp; inance changes (sfchronicle.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F. Five-year memorial for slain Mission teenager Jesus Delgado&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 7, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2023\/03\/five-year-memorial-for-jesus-delgado\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Mission+Local&amp;utm_campaign=36bf577c3f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_03_08_05_44&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-36bf577c3f-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=36bf577c3f&amp;mc_eid=a5479e1995\">Five-year memorial for slain Mission teenager Jesus Delgado (missionlocal.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G. Questions raised about DA\u2019s framing of Keita O\u2019Neil case in AG meeting&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>&#8211; March 6, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2023\/03\/questions-da-jenkins-framing-keita-oneil-case-ag-bonta\/?fbclid=IwAR1XJt2wAXKzJlk8H9UYLqhzJ0bHWtT-nc695_ZSMNhORvyDL4ZpYSm8kag\">Questions raised about DA&#8217;s framing of O&#8217;Neil case in AG meeting (missionlocal.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H. &nbsp;\u2018Policing in red rather than blue\u2019: S.F.\u2019s street crisis response team is in crisis, members say&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 March 4, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/opinion\/article\/sf-street-crisis-response-17804151.php?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=sfc_opinioncentral&amp;sid=53ba6191fdd5aca47a0002bf\">\u2018Policing in red rather than blue\u2019: SF street crisis team is in crisis (sfchronicle.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211; Opinion article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 PETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Halt Expansion of US Military Bases in the Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/halt-expansion-of-us-military-presence-in-the-ph\/?link_id=0&amp;can_id=428b83c4b2cb2ded03a6cec759be2a7d&amp;source=email-demand-a-halt-to-the-expansion-of-us-military-presence-in-the-philippines&amp;email_referrer=email_1812351&amp;email_subject=demand-a-halt-to-the-expansion-of-us-military-presence-in-the-philippines\">Halt Expansion of US Military Bases in the Philippines &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Tell Congress to step up for the Myanmar people<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/tell-congress-to-step-up-for-the-myanmar-people?clear_id=true&amp;source=email-thanks-to-you-congress-is-stepping-up-for-myanmar\">Tell Congress to step up for the Myanmar people &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. No Massive Police Training Complex: STOP COP City!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/sign-the-petition-no-massive-police-training-complex-stop-cop-city-3?source=2023CopCity_DKP&amp;redirect=https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/dkllmassincarceration?refcode=20230310SWCopCityPac&amp;link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_1844082&amp;email_subject=police-are-arresting-and-killing-protesters-over-the-construction-of-this-police-training-facility-please-read&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_1844082\">https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/sign-the-petition-no-massive-police-training-complex-stop-cop-city-3?source=2023CopCity_DKP&amp;redirect=https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/dkllmassincarceration?refcode=20230310SWCopCityPac&amp;link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_1844082&amp;email_subject=police-are-arresting-and-killing-protesters-over-the-construction-of-this-police-training-facility-please-read&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_1844082<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Tell our U.S. senators: Vote no on this attack on clean water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/environmentcalifornia.webaction.org\/p\/dia\/action4\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=53738&amp;supporter_KEY=97092&amp;uid=a4e48c84405c25fdff1f0b770bc2e4ab&amp;utm_source=salsa&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;tag=email_blast:117537&amp;utm_campaign=AME4-FWAT:CWA-0323&amp;utm_content=EM9:00C:0HH-LLP\">Tell your U.S. senators: Defend the Clean Water Act (webaction.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wednesday, March 15 \u2013 Saturday, March 18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Wednesday, 1:30pm, NO to extra $27Million Police Budget Supplemental\u00a0 &#8211;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In person or online for SF BoS Budget &amp; Appropriations Committee Meeting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In person<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SF City Hall<br>1 Dr. Carleton B. Goodlett Pl. , Rm 250<br>SF<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online meeting:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">REMOTE ACCESS WATCH SF Cable Channel 26, 28, 78 or 99 (depending on provider) WATCH\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgovtv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sfgovtv.org<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLIC COMMENT CALL IN 1 (415) 655-0001 \/ Meeting ID: 2491 751 5889 # # (Press *3 to enter the speaker line)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor London Breed recently proposed a $27.6 million budget supplemental for SFPD to fund police overtime. Meanwhile, DA Jenkins recently dropped the charges against Chris Samayoa who murdered Keita O&#8217;Neil, and has stood by while the hearings for Kenneth Cha, who murdered Sean Moore, gets delayed again and again. If SFPD officers aren&#8217;t being held accountable when they break the law, they should not continue to get budget supplementals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demand that the BoS needs to be accountable to the public and demand more answers from SFPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask that they&nbsp;<strong>VOTE NO<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and end complicity with SFPD , POA and current DA\u2019s reign of terror on people in our communities \u2013 especially of Black and Brown people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not one SFPD police officer who has killed people in SF have been held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police abuse in the past and present needs to be answered to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sfbos.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bac031523_agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sfbos.org\/sites\/default\/files\/bac031523_agenda.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; Item # 2<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">230158 [Appropriation &#8211; General Reserve &#8211; Police Department &#8211; Overtime &#8211; $27,640,247 &#8211; De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation &#8211; $31,151,450 &#8211; Releasing $7,430,008]<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman and Safai<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Ordinance appropriating $27,640,247 of General Fund General Reserves to the Police Department; de-appropriating $31,151,450 from permanent salaries, mandatory fringe benefits, and overtime for increased overtime budget in the Police Department in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 as required per Administrative Code, Section 3.17, and releasing $7,430,008 from expenditure reserve; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds approval vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c).<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact info with Board of Sups on Committee<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supervisor Connie Chan&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Connie.chan@sfgov.org\">Connie.chan@sfgov.org<\/a>&nbsp;415-554-7410<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supervisor Rafael Mandelman&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:rafael.mandleman@sfgov.org\">rafael.mandelman@sfgov.org<\/a>&nbsp;415-554-6968<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supervisor Shaman Walton&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:shamann.walton@sfgov.org\">shamann.walton@sfgov.org<\/a>&nbsp;(415) 554-7670<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supervisor Hillary Ronen&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:hillary.ronen@fgov.org\">hillary.ronen@sfgov.org<\/a>&nbsp;(415) 554-5144<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Supervisor Ahsha Safai\u00a0ahsha.safai.@<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sfgovl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">sfgov.org<\/a>\u00a0(415) 544-6975<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.&nbsp;Wednesday, 2:00pm \u2013 4:00pm, Bayview Hunters Point Environmental Justice Response Task Force Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Via ZOOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84555330926\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84555330926<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting ID: 845 5533 0926<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One tap mobile<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>+16694449171,,84555330926# US<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>+16699006833,84555330926# US (San Jose)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dial by your location<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 669 444 9171 US<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting ID: 845 5533 0926<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find your local number:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/u\/kiDc2DVJD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/u\/kiDc2DVJD<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>How to join the Zoom meeting online:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1. Go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.zoom.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><em><br>2. Click &#8220;Join a Meeting&#8221;&nbsp;<br>3. Enter Meeting ID:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>845 5533 0926<\/strong><\/em><br><em>How to join the Zoom meeting on the phone:<br>1. Call +1 408 638 0968<br>2. Enter Meeting ID:\u00a0<strong>845 5533 0926<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the agenda please\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?Greenaction\/5a96a7c7e8\/27292badf5\/04d4ab8de6\/usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE.<\/a><\/strong><br>\u00a0<strong>3. Wednesday, 4:00pm \u2013 5:30pm, From the Bay Area to Atlanta STOP COP CITY!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person \u2013 meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GI PARTNERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 Embarcadero Center (North side of building on Clay St.)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These past few weeks, thousands have gathered from across the country to join the community defending Atlanta and its Weelaunee forest from the construction of \u201cCop City\u201d &#8211; a massive 85-acre, $90 million urban warfare police training facility.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/350bayarea.nationbuilder.com\/r?u=FECXgvVBAH18GBWRCy8D9Q7UZR6gTuAKvO6qzRDGJlc5yp0KWGcJSBfRk_cfjAP_XvDiLjRlAQFFMj1bciro7g7arXzF40nfV9oX2f6zrYFbU7XQe7SYr5bmRlA-NHV5vNIaN2wTw2FoAR9Ik-giAQ&amp;e=0b6e1edee175a126117f04098939e08641308358&amp;utm_source=350bayarea&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=stop_cop_city_blast&amp;n=1\">Protests came to a head after a Georgia State Trooper shot and killed forest defender Manuel (Tortuguita) Ter\u00e1n on January 18th<\/a>. This fight lies at the intersections of numerous issues:&nbsp;<strong>police expansion and violence, dirty corporate money, racial injustice, and of course, environmental destruction<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stop Cop City movement is bringing to light chilling rightwing shifts including&nbsp;<strong>increased police militarization<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>increased surveillance and criminalization<\/strong>&nbsp;of environmental activists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since December,&nbsp;<strong>Georgia law enforcement has arrested around 55 people defending Weelaunee forest<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>43 of whom have been charged with domestic terrorism.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Atlanta Police Foundation, thanks to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/350bayarea.nationbuilder.com\/r?u=88QtERGT5GxpQpUz1P-5RPjWLg8OlOCqUgZ91HAWz1NSqsi-AoXe8K40bje4HYnD8I0b8iNkJPVXdLUQaVXioACYU1zux2tUB_iJVQpYxK5oo1duUTHFCgJ2rqC3j5lsWECsvqFjx4OS6VEmJxq-nDsDq7Pdd_WQxILonCiw6UFQfKBalzgWT-NMNXelYQd6oLFUD24BXfLxjqAnVYDuPg&amp;e=0b6e1edee175a126117f04098939e08641308358&amp;utm_source=350bayarea&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=stop_cop_city_blast&amp;n=2\">unchecked funding from massive corporations<\/a>&nbsp;like SF-based Wells Fargo, has \u201cdonated\u201d military gear and weapons which have been used to brutalize protestors. The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/350bayarea.nationbuilder.com\/r?u=kS7qqMPznSL98ll8n1Lt7MJXb5snebmamphsL6SQf_5SfZnLvknSNqE5pWGi2DVjozx45DdAxp3S1sxJhqX7XK2kJiYQr0_H0VpIP2-YOM0&amp;e=0b6e1edee175a126117f04098939e08641308358&amp;utm_source=350bayarea&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=stop_cop_city_blast&amp;n=3\">violent tactics and treatment<\/a>&nbsp;police are using against environmental activists reflect the policy shifts restricting the right to protest occurring&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/350bayarea.nationbuilder.com\/r?u=N_46r_dclPVQrMW9dpfss4CVl0vRhA8FUVT8dkqOHbzTfFKVeFxbIUTWcjDNlAKHg_ehSVh1aAz6JRhwURDipOO2F_d2ZMda7X_MrB9jp9EjFCpORpoKZ3AvTze8Hn39G8GIyvbRRlAJoevWFn1yWg&amp;e=0b6e1edee175a126117f04098939e08641308358&amp;utm_source=350bayarea&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=stop_cop_city_blast&amp;n=4\">across the country<\/a>. Raising the legal stakes of protesting to absurd degrees is intended to dissuade participation in the movement or actions as well as fabricate a negative public image of protest efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco is home to several of Cop City\u2019s primary funders, financial partners, and general contract managers. We know exactly who is profting from this police playground and it\u2019s time we paid them a visit. Join us for a gathering and tour of Cop City\u2019s backers in the Financial District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this event will be growing the community of people who believe there should be No Cop City there, or anywhere. As activists fighting for environmental and social justice, we must defend our own communities, as well, from infringements of police systems and restrictions on our right to take action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;From&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/350.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">350.org<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;XRSFBay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2023\/03\/14\/18854897.php\">From the Bay Area to Atlanta: Stop Cop City : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Wednesday, 6:00pm (PT),&nbsp;Webinar: Defunding Environmental Racism in the Gulf South<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_DaqPpuJFRoq_tUM-YRWVkw?link_id=1&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;source=email-rsvp-mar-15-defunding-environmental-racism-in-the-gulf-2&amp;email_referrer=email_1839815___subject_2345727&amp;email_subject=wall-street-wants-to-keep-us-in-the-dark-about-their-funding-of-lng\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Despite their hollow climate pledges, big banks and insurers threaten to lock us into polluting LNG terminals for the next generation. Gulf South states like Texas and Louisiana&nbsp;continue to bear the brunt of the fossil fuel industry\u2019s insatiable appetite for profit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New LNG projects mean more climate chaos for frontline communities already hit hard by climate impacts. Now is the time to take collective action and defund environmental racism<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to hear directly from Black and Indigenous leaders of the Gulf frontlines about their experiences of environmental racism and take digital action in solidarity with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black and Indigenous people in the Gulf South have historically and continue to bear the brunt of the fossil fuel industry\u2019s insatiable appetite for profits. As Stop the Money Pipeline continues our years-long fight on Wall Street to end the flow of financing to the fossil fuel industry, we invite you to hear directly from leaders of the Gulf frontlines about their experiences of environmental racism and take digital action in solidarity with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>hear from John Beard of Port Arthur Community Action Network (Texas), Roishetta Ozane of the Vessel Project (Louisiana), Michael Esealuka of Healthy Gulf (Louisiana), RISE St. James, and Juan Mancias of Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe (Texas) on their ongoing fight for clean air, water, and land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Stop The Money Pipeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, March 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Friday, 1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Shut Down the SF Police Officers Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Police Officers Association<br>800 Bryant St. (@ 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Street) outside<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are welcomed to stand with Mothers On The March and People from the Community.<br><br>We stand with signs and banners and chalk the sidewalk, bringing attention to the crimes of the SFPD.<br><br>Our Demands:<br>-The Police Officers Association be SHUT DOWN!<br>-The SF POA Be Declared a Non-Grata Organization<br>-Abolish the \u2018Officers Bill of Rights\u2019 \u2013 This has been used to protect officers in abusing our communities!<br>-Jail Killer Cops \u2013 we demand killer cops be charged and convicted with murder<br>-Abolish the Police!<br>-Recall Brooke Jenkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Mothers On The March&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2023\/03\/11\/18854854.php\">POA: Shut it Down! : Indybay<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Friday, 6:00pm \u2013 8:00pm,&nbsp;Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil &#8211; March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corner of Masonic &amp; Fell St.<br>(In Golden Gate Park Panhandle)<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will have our usual signs, music, candles, and snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for the whole two hours or for just five minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everybody welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunset is now around 7:20 pm, so this will be a mostly daytime vigil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forecast is for cloudy skies with temperatures starting in the mid fifties and dropping to the low fifties. Please dress for the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/113132701680986\">Haight Ashbury Peace Vigil &#8211; March 2023 | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Saturday, 12Noon&nbsp; &#8211; 2:30pm,&nbsp;Peace in Ukraine! Fund people&#8217;s needs, not the war machine!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person meet at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; Mission BART<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S.-invasion of Iraq, the ANSWER Coalition and dozens of other organizations will gather on Saturday March 18 at the 24th &amp; Mission BART, SF for a rally demanding &#8220;Peace in Ukraine \u2013 Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars\u201d and \u201cFund People&#8217;s Needs, Not the War Machine.\u201d<br><br>Since 2003, the U.S. has engaged in sanctions (economic war) on more than 40 countries. Even in the wake of the worst disasters, like the recent deadly earthquake, Washington keeps its cruel sanctions in place against Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;U.S. bases and \u201ccommands\u201d blanket most of the world. It is a global empire.<br><br>The Biden administration is determined to escalate the Ukraine war. The real goal of the massive arming and training of Ukrainian forces has nothing to do with the interests of Ukrainian, Russian or American people. The aim instead is to \u201cweaken Russia\u201d as stated by the U.S. Secretary of Defense himself, even at the risk of a catastrophic nuclear war that could end life on Earth.<br><br>A U.S. General commanding 50,000 troops in the Pacific also issued a letter to his sub-commanders in recent days informing them that he believes that the United States will be at war with China within two years. The danger of global war is growing! The people must act!<br><br>Our demands:<br><br>Peace in Ukraine &#8211; Negotiations not escalation!<br>Abolish NATO &#8211; End U.S. militarism and sanctions<br>Fund peoples needs, not the war machine<br>No war with China<br>End U.S. aid to racist aparthaid Israel<br>Fight racism and bigotry at home<br>U.S. hands off Haiti<br>End AFRICOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For list of endorsers go to site<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2023\/03\/06\/18854717.php\">Peace in Ukraine! Fund people&#8217;s needs, not the war machine! : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adrienne Fong Not back posting on a regular basis Please include&nbsp;Accessibility and ASL info in your events! 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